Comment by seszett

> In French the em-dash is almost inexistant; we use parenthesis instead usually.

The only French-speaking place I've seen em-dashes used in daily life was Québec. For some (good) reason, it seems administration took a lot of care in using correct typography. My voting district for example was Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (the first dash being an en-dash, and the second one a hyphen) and I was always amazed at how all communication actually used these two different dashes.

I can't imagine this level of care in French or Belgian official communication.